The Team

The AMBAR Team has an extensive background in real estate acquisition, development and investments and is backed up by a strong network of related professionals including CPAs, Realtors, Attorneys, Mortgage Professionals and Title companies who are available to answer questions or provide additional services.

Barry LeMay

Barry LeMay is the owner and principal of AMBAR Financial Group. He has over 35 years of real estate and investment experience. He has been a real estate agent, broker and financier. His real estate investment experience includes the construction of over 15 apartment complexes in the central valley of California and acquisition and management of single family homes. Additionally, he has raised millions of dollars for institutional property. He is presently completing the construction of a 400 home development in Grass Valley, California. Combining his broad real estate and investment experience with current economic and demographic conditions has brought Barry to his current focus on §1031 Exchanges and using real estate in retirement accounts. Barry is a graduate of the College of Financial Planners, is a General Securities Registered Representative with Pacific West Securities, Inc., and has been a Real Estate Broker.

Cheryl Jaques

Cheryl has a long family history of property acquisition, tenant improvements, and property management in the San Francisco Bay area. She is also an officer for Marquis Construction, a family commercial and residential remodeling company. Although relatively new to the investment industry, she has over 18 years of professional business experience in high-tech speech industry. Cheryl also has experience in marketing, professional services, engineering and technical support. Cheryl holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science Engineering from Michigan State University and is a Registered Representative with Pacific West Securities, Inc. Cheryl is currently registered to sell securities in California.

Barbara Smith

Barbara is AMBAR’s Office Manager and has a strong background in organizational and process development. Barbara coordinates all documents needed for client transactions including §1031 exchanges, IRA processing and investments. Barbara has been instrumental to AMBAR’s business over the last 5 years. Before joining AMBAR Financial Group, Barbara was part of the high-tech, corporate environment of Silicon Valley where she worked at both established and start-up software companies. Her background includes several years in Purchasing Management as well as IT in the role of business analyst and systems implementation specialist. Barbara has a degree in Communications from San Jose State University.

AMBAR Financial Group does not offer legal or tax advice. AMBAR encourages clients and visitors to seek independent legal and tax advice from competent professionals to discuss their personal financial situations. Registered Representatives may only transact business in states where they are registered, or exempt from registration. Currently we have Representatives registered in: AL, AZ, CA, FL, MN, MO, PA, TX. If your resident state is not listed, please contact us at 408-379-6510. Under normal circumstances, securities licensing procedures for additional states may take 24-72 hours. We will not effect or attempt to effect securities transactions, or provide personalized investment advice to, or communicate directly with residents in a state in which a Representative is not registered.

Property photos shown here are being provided for educational purposes only, to illustrate the different property types available in the real estate market. These photos are not intended to represent any particular type of TIC offering nor are they intended to represent any current or future TIC offerings.